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Subject: Re: 1944-05-04 DD US USS English1988orLaterDD-696asROC HueiYang.jpg
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"Claus Gustafsen" <claus@gustafsen.nu> wrote in message...
> That single 3" needs fewer men and has a higher rate of fire. That makes
> the change likely to be air defence where the dual 5" more likely is
> surface warfare. I do know that a lot of those dual 5" were used as AA
> back in WW II, but today the rapid fire from a newer gus is preferred.
> Claus
Yes, & thanks.
> "a425couple" skrev i meddelelsen news:mqt6ht11tj@news4.newsguy.com...
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> "Joseph Testagrose" <Joet5@optonline.net> wrote in message
> news:t8mrsapl9l9gk7jfqmosneapguvs2r8jr9@4ax.com...
> Re: 1944-05-04 DD US USS English1988orLaterDD-696asROC HueiYang.jpg
>
> Interesting change of gun mount, delete twin 5",
> add single 3"
>
> "USS English (DD-696), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, --
> launched 27 February 1944
> Decommissioning
> English was decommissioned on 15 May 1970 and stricken ---.
> Republic of China service, 1970-1999
> On 11 August 1970, English was transferred to the Republic of China.
> She served in the Republic of China Navy as ROCN Huei Yang until
> decommissioned on 16 August 1999.
> Final disposition
> The Republic of China Navy sank Huei Yang as a target on 14 October 2003.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_English_%28DD-696%29
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